The more you cook, the more you encounter recipes that call for
ingredients you just can't find anywhere. You also realize that some
culinary operations would be a whole lot easier with the proper tool.
Well, if you're in Paris, here is where to go.

It took me several visits to the mythical 200-year-old professional kitchenware shop
Dehillerin in Paris before they agreed to sell me the knife I wanted. A
unique gastronomic pilgrimage destination if you can swallow the
attitude.